About The Word Burglary
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Burglary
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What's The Definition Of Burglary?
[n] entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
Synonyms | Synonyms for Burglary: Related Terms | Find terms related to Burglary: break-in | breaking and entering | burglarizing | caper | filch | grab | heist | housebreaking | job | lift | pinch | rip-off | robbery | safeblowing | safebreaking | safecracking | steal | theft | unlawful entry See Also | break-in | breaking and entering | felony | housebreaking Burglary In Webster's Dictionary \Bur"gla*ry\, n.; pl. {Burglaries}. [Fr. {Burglar}; cf.
LL. burglaria.] (Law)
Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the
nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether
the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. --Wharton.
Burrill.
Note: By statute law in some of the United States, burglary
includes the breaking with felonious intent into a
house by day as well as by night, and into other
buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the
crime are established.
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